-Arkansas State UniversityINTRAMURAL SPORTS
TOURNAMENT EVENT
TABLE TENNIS
FALL 2015
****Key Dates, Times & Location****
Deadline to register for table tennis is September, 28th
Pool play: September, 28th
Tournament: September, 28th
Table Tennis will be played at The Red W.O.L.F. Center in the MAC Gym.
GAME FORMAT
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Each match will consist of the best 3 out of 5 games.
The first player scoring eleven (11) points (win by 2 or a 13-point cap) will be declared the
winner.
Mercy Rule: There will not be a mercy or “skunk” rule in table tennis.
The teams shall change sides of the court for the second game. Teams then change sides if
needed after the third game.
RULES OF PLAY
Beginning play:
In each game, the choice of ends and the determination of the server and receiver shall be
decided by a coin toss. The winner of the toss shall have the choice of being the server or
receiver or the choice of ends. The other player shall have the remaining option. For games
1 & 2, the ball will be served from the same side of the table. Only the players will rotate. The
players then change sides after the third game if necessary.
Serving:
1. The ball shall be delivered by the server tossing the ball upwards by hand only, without the
hand imparting spin. The ball shall then be struck by the server’s racket or racket hand
below the wrist so that it first touches the server’s court once, passes directly over the net,
and touches the receiver’s court. A player’s court is considered to be the entire surface on
his/her side of the net.
2. A legal serve is one that lands on the opponents’ side without touching the net.
3. If on a serve it does touch the net and does not go over a point will be given to the opponent
4. If on a serve it does touch the net and goes over it is considered a let or reserves; if second
serve is a let a point will be rewarded to the opponent.
5. On a game point serve, if the ball does not remain on the table from the serve a point will be
given to the opponent.
Order of Service:
Each player shall serve for 2 points. After each 2 points, the server shall become the
receiver, and the receiver shall become the server, and so on until the end of the game. The
player who served first in a game shall be the receiver first in the next game.
Point Scored:
A point is scored when a player fails to make a good service or fails to return a volley. A
point shall also be awarded if the ball passes over a player’s court or beyond his/her end line
without touching his/her court after being struck by his/her opponent.
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